Drill



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3. E. MQINTQSH I DRILL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed A ril 5 1926 INVENTOR Ha E. M In to h ATTORN Y5 Feb. 4, 1930. R. E. McINTO SH DRILL Filed April 3'. 19 26 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES JERSEY PATENT OFFICE DRILL Application filed April 8,

This invention relates to drills and particularly to drills adapted for use in drilling concrete, brick, stone or cementitious material by percussion.

The invention has for its salient object to provide a drill so constructed that it will operate at a higher speed than the usual drill of its type.

Another object of the invention is to provide a drill adapted for use in masonry and so constructed that it will make a truer hole than the usual drill of that type and will not stick or jamb in the hole.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following specification taken in connectionwith the drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing a drill constructed in accordance with the invention; v v

Fig. 2 is an elevational view taken at right. angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the point or cutting end of the drill shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional elevation taken substantially on line 1-4 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 5 and 6 are elevational views broken away and taken at right angles to each other of a slightly modified form of drillconstructed in accordance with he invention;

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the drill shown in Fig. 6;

Figs. 8 and 9 are elevational views taken at right angles to each other of another drill constructed in accordance with the invention, these viewsshowing the cutting end of the drill; and

Fig. 10 is an end elevation of the'cutting end of the drill shown inFig. 9. n

The invention briefly described consists of a drill particularly adapted for drilling concrete, brick, stone or cementitious material by percussion. The cutting end or point of the drill is beveled or ground at an angle to provide lip edge clearance and the point is also 7 ground on opposite sidesof the center to provide lip clearance. In addition to having lip clearance and lip edge clearance, the end of the drill is furtherground and on a steeper angle than therplanes providing the lip clear- 1926. Serial No. 99,477.

.ussrerron, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, rro J. EDWARD QGDEN. COMPANY,- 01: NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION on NEW frequent grinding of the point without ma- I terially increasing the cross section of the point oi the drill. The terms primary and secondary as applied to clearances and grindings in this application do not refer to the procedure in manufacturing these drills. The secondary lip clearances are preferably formed first and the lip clearances groun thereafter. Although thisis the preferred method, it is obvious that the order of procedure may be reversed. Further details of the invention will appear from the following description. 7

Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive illustrate a twist drill having spiral flutes 2'0, peripheral portions 21 termed the margins which have the. full diameter "of the drill stock and extend. laterally beyond the remaining peripheral portions 22 termed land clearance. This drill, as

shown, has double spiral grooves forming a margins were omitted, the lands would ex-- tend to the full diameter of the drill.

The cutting end or point of the drill is ground on opposite sides of its center on an angle A to provide lip edge clearance and the opposite sides of the point or cutting end of the drill are ground as shown at 30, 31 to provide lip clearance. The plane surfaces 30, 31 as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 are disposed substantially at 45 to the vertical plane and meet ina line 23 at the point of the drill.

In addition to being ground in a manner to provide lip clearance, the cutting end of the 36 are disposed at a steeper angle'to the verti.

5 cal than the planes 30, 31 preferably at about cross section of the 22 to the vertical. The surfaces 35 and 36 are ground on the lands and are preferably substantially fiat but may vary to some extent ydvlithout interfering with the operation of the 41 which correspond to plane surfaces 30 and 31' of the form of the invention shown in ;Figs. 1 to 3 actually intersect at the point of the drill in a point only and the plane sur faces45 and 46 which form the secondary lip clearance also similarly intersect at the point of the drill.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, thesecondary lip clearance is formed by concaving or hollow grinding the end of the drill as shown at.50 and 51. It will be evident from the showing'in Fig. 8 that the point of the drill can be ground repeatedly without materially increasing the point. 'lhe drills described above are all percussion drills. In the operation of drilling with the ordinary percussion drill, without the secondary lip clearance, dust is packed between the lip clearance surfaces and the bottom of the hole. The dust absorbs a part of the energy of the blow and materiallyreduces the cutting effect of the drill. However, with the drills illustrated and hereinbefore described in which a secondary lip clearance is provided, the dust escapes into the 7 spaces provided by the secondary lip clearances, thus makingthe 'blows more effective and speeding up the cutting. Furthermore, the point of the a drill issharper, which increases the speed of cutting.

With the old type of point, moreover, there is greater wear toward the outer edges of the lip edge clearance than at the center. In the drills described, however, thedrill issharper at the center, thus concentrating the cutting at the center and equalizing the wear.

Although certain specific embodiments of the invention have been particularly shown and described, it'will be understood that the V invention is capable of modification and that changesin the construction and in the ar-' rangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing-from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed in the following claims. a

. -WhatI claim is: 1. A twist drill having spiral lands and abeveled point or cutting end, the point being round on opposite sides of the center of the drillto provide lip clearance and-being further ground at a steeper angle to provide tapered substantially flat ground surfaces, said In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the plane surfaces 40 and surfaces being ground on the spiral lands of the drill.

2. A. percussion drill having spiral lands and a V-shaped cutting end, the end being beveled on opposite sides of a plane passing through the longitudinal center line of the drill to provide flat surfaces narrower at the center of the drill than at the periphery thereof, the ends of the lands being also ground to angle to the drill axis than the cutting edge.

4. A twist drill having a point and double spiral lands and flutes alternating with the lands, th drill on opposite sides of the point being und to form a V-shaped cutting edge, and the lands being ground to provide substantially flat ground surfaces disposed at a steeper angle to the drill axis than the cutting edge.- v

5. A twist drill having a point and double spiral lands and flutes alternating with the lands, said lands. being substantially uniform in width throughout their lengths, the drill on opposite sides of the point being ground to form a V-shaped'cutting edge, and the lands being ground at a steeper angle to the drill axis than the cutting edge.

6. percussiontwist drill having spiral "lands and a beveled point or cutting end,

the point being ground on opposite sides of the centerof the drill to provide lip clearance and being further ground to provide surfaces extending to and intersecting the lands.

7. A percussion twist drill having spiral lands and a beveled point or cutting end, the point being ground on opposite sides of the center of the drill to provide lip clearance. and being further ground to provide surfaces extending to and intersecting the lands, said last named surfaces and said lip clearance surfaces intersecting in a common point.

-8. A percussion twist drill having spiral lands and a beveled point or cutting end, the point being ground on opposite sides of the center of the drill to provide lip clearance and'being further round-to provide surfaces cutting end ground to provide lip clearances and being further ground to provide surfaces having steeper angles than the said beveled portions and intersecting therewith substantially at a-point. p

10. A drill having a point and a plurality substantially fiat groun of lands and flutes alternating with the lands,

the drill on opposite sides of the point being ground to form a V-shaped cutting edge and the lands bein ground at a steeper angle than the cutting e ge. 11. A drill having a point and a plurality of lands and flutes alternating with said lands, the drill on opposite sides of the point being ground to form .a V-shaped cutting edge, and the lands bein ground to provide surfaces disposed at a steeper angle to the drill axis than the cutting edge.

12. A drill having a point and a plurality of lands extending the full length of the hole entering portion of the drill and flutes a1 ternating with the lands, said lands being substantially uniform in section throughout their lengths, the drill on opposite sides of the point being ground to form av-shaped cutting edge and the lands being ground at a steeper angle to the drill axis than the cutting edge. I

13. A percussion drill having depressed portions forming lands therebetween and a bevelled point or cutting end, the point being ground on opposite sides of the center of the drill to provide lip clearances, and being further ground to remove portions of the lands to provide tapered surfaces inter secting-the periphery of the lands and inter- Y secting the lip clearances.

14. A percussion drill havinglands and a I bevelled point or cutting end, the point being ground on opposite sides of the center ofthe drill to provide lip clearances and he'- i-ng further ground to provide tapered sur faces intersecting said lip clearances at a common point.

15. A percussion drill having a pluralit of lands, and a bevelled point or cutting on the point being ground on opposite sides of the center of the drill to provide lip clearance surfaces and being further ground to provide tapered surfaces each intersecting a plurality .of lands and lip clearance surfaces.

16. A percussion drill having a pluralit of lands, and a bevelled point or cuttin en thepoint being ground on opposite si es of the center of the drill to provide lip clearance surfaces and being further ground to provide tapered surfaces each intersecting a plurality of lands and lip clearance-surfaces, all surfaces meeting substantiall at a point.

In witness whereof, I ave hereunto set my hand this 31st day of March, 1926.

ROY E. MoINTOSH. 

